Jose Batista fits 4 #phillies. Under contract for 2 more yrs. Phils would have more balance from right side also after signing Marlon Byrd
— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) November 13, 2013
Bautista, 33, is a four-time AL All-Star with the Blue Jays, hitting .268/.390/.570 with 152 homers. Bautista makes a reasonable $14 million in each of 2014 and 2015 and has a team option at $14 million for 2016. From 2010-2013, Bautista ranks second in MLB in slugging, eighth in OBP, and third in OPS in that time frame.
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On a bit of a humorous note, Eskin spelled Bautista’s name incorrectly twice. If the Phillies traded for “Jose Batista”, they’d be trading the Pirates for a 17-year old pitcher.
